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2024年顺德区普通高中高三教学质量检测（一）英语试题本试卷共8页，满分120分，考试用时120分钟。注意事项：1.本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号、试室号、座位号填写在答题

卡上。用2B铅笔将答题卡上的相应位置填涂考生号。因听说另考，试题从第二部分的“阅读理解”开始，试题号从“21”开始。2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔在答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；如需要改

动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。答案写在试卷上无效。3.非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需要改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新答案；不准使用

铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答无效。4.考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，将答题卡交回。第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。AAnimalCareVolunt

eerPrograminArgentina-CordobaProjectdetailsWanttovolunteerwithanimalsinArgentina-Córdoba?AnimalCareVo

lunteerProgrambenefitsbothrescuedanimalsandchildrenfromlow-incomeareasofCórdoba.Volunteershelpatasmallfarmthatworksasananimalsh

elterandlearningcentre,wherelocalchildrenspendthedayconnectingwithanimalsoutdoorsandparticipatinginactivitiesthattheywouldnotbeabletoaccesst

hroughtheirownmeans.Whattoexpect?Fromhorsestobabygoats,rabbitstochickens,volunteersaretaskedwiththeimportantresponsibilityo

ftendingtotheneedsoftheseanimals,ensuringtheyreceivethecare,treatment,andattentionnecessaryfortheirwell-being.●Volunte

ertasksmayvarybuttypicallyinvolve:●Playingandentertaininganimals●Keepingtheirlivingspacesclean●Maintainingthegrounds,includingpaintingandrepairingas

necessary●Tendingtocropsandmanagingnaturalfertilizers●Welcomingandguidingvisitors●Helpingtoorganizefun

draisingeventsWhatwillyougain?ByvolunteeringontheAnimalCareproject,you’llbeaddingvaluetothelocalcommunity,while

alsodevelopingpersonallyandprofessionallyby:●PracticingyourSpanish●Developingyourcommunicationskills●Gai

ninganimalcareandfarmexperience●FullyengagingyourselfinArgentineculture●ExploringthestunningregionandcityofCórdoba21

.WhatisthemainpurposeoftheAnimalCarePrograminCórdoba?A.Toprovidetrainingforvolunteers.B.Torunacommercialfarmforprofit.C.Toimprovethelif

eofthelocalpeople.D.Tocareforanimalsandchildrenalike.22.Whichtaskmayvolunteersdoattheanimalshelter?A.Cleaninganimallivingspace

s.B.Conductingmedicalresearch.C.Organizingtouristtripstodifferentcities.D.PaintingandrepairingthecityofCórdoba.23.Whatwillyougainfromvolunteeringth

ere?A.Runningafarmbusiness.B.ImprovingyourSpanish.C.ExploringCórdobaforfree.D.Learningtocookforthelocals.BMydaughterisasmartki

d,butshe’dneverreadanentirechapterbookforpleasure.Shehadneverdevelopedanyhabitofclassicdeepreading—withtwoeyesinfrontofpaper,andnothin

gelsegoingon.WhenIfacedthistruth,itfeltlikeaparentingfailure.Eventhoughwe’dreadmanystorybookswhenshewasyoungerandwelivedinahousestuffedwithbooks,Ihad

n’tmanagedtoinstill（灌输）oneoflife’sfundamentalpleasuresinmykid.Asalifelongreader,Iunderstandhowreadingenhancesthefabricofo

urexperience.Yetmydaughterclaimedtodislikereading.Itoldherreadingnovelswasthebestwaytolearnabouthowpeople’sinsideswork.Shesaidshecouldlearnmor

efromthepeopleonsocialmedia,whowereallaboutspillingtheirinsides.Isaidbooksofferedstorytelling.Shesaid,“Smartph

ones.”Isaidbookstaughthistory.Shesaid,“TheInternet.”Icouldnotwinourdebates,becausefewofmydaughter’sargumentsagainstre

adingseemedwrongtome.Yes,readingisawaytodiscovernewworlds—soistheentireInternet.Butthat’snotwhyIwantedmydaughtertopickupabook.Itwasaboutexper

iencingacertainmagic.Youknowwhenanauthordescribesafeelingyoudidn’thave,andahundredlightbulbsgooffonthetopofyourhead?Iwantedhertoh

aveachanceatfeelingthat.Ascreen-basedmediumcan’tcreatethiskindofrelationshipbecause,byitsnature,themedi

ummustfillinalltheblanksforyou.Booksleavespaceforblanks—andfortheinternalinventiontheycaninspire.SoIdecidedtocutthrough

allthereasoningwithacold,hardpracticality:cash.Itoldmy11-year-oldIwouldpayher$100toreadanovelwithinamo

nth.Ofcourse,shesaidyes.Shefinishedthebookinsevendays.Thensheevenaskedforthesequel（续集）—atnoextracharge.Willth

isleadtoherreading“LittleWomen”?Willitresultinalifelonghabitofreading?Idon’tknow.WhatIdoknowisthatIfinallyop

enedanewdoorforhertotheprintedpage.ThatfeelslikethebestmoneyIeverspent.24.Whatdoesthe“parentingfailure”inparagraph1referto?A.Failureto

getalongwellwithherdaughter.B.Failuretomeetherdaughter’semotionalneeds.C.Failuretodevelopareadinghabitinherdaughter.D

.Failuretoprovideenoughstorybooksinthehouse.25.Whydoestheauthorwantherdaughtertoreadbooks?A.Tohelpherdiscovernewworlds.B.Tohel

pherfillinalltheblanks.C.TohelpherspendlesstimeontheInternet.D.Toletherfeelamomentofdeepconnection.26.Howdoestheauthorfeelaboutspending

$100toencourageherdaughtertoread?A.Sheregretsspendingthemoney.B.Sheisunsureifitwillleadtoaloveofreading.

C.Shefeelsdisappointedwiththefinaloutcome.D.Sheisconfidentinherdaughter’sfuturechoices.27.Whatcouldbeabesttitleforthepassage?A.CreatingaReader:AMot

her’sJourneyB.EncouragingReading:TipsforChildrenC.TheMagicofBooksinaDigitalAgeD.TheDeclineofReadingAmongChildrenCPeopleoftenthinkt

hatscientificdiscoveriescomefromthegeniuseslikeCharlesDarwinandAlbertEinstein.Suchaviewoverlookstheeffortsoflesser-knownpione

ers.Also,popularbeliefholdsthatthesuddenideaisthekeytomakingscientificbreakthroughs,asifitjustappearsinsomeone’smind.Thisopinionmightbe

partiallytrue.Itdoesn’taccuratelyrepresentthetruenatureofscientificbreakthroughs.Apartfrom,thegreatfiguressuchasDarwinandEinstein,whosecontribution

sarerightlyrecognized-webelieveinnovationislargelyatrial-and-errorprocess,wheretwostepsforwardmaysomet

imescomewithonestepbackorevenmorestepstotherightorleft.TakeJohnNicholson,alesser-knownscientistfromthe1910s.H

ewasamathematicalphysicistwhosuggestedtheideaof‘proto-elements’inspace.Bymixingdifferentweightsoftheseatoms,hecouldrecovertheweightsoftheelem

entsintheperiodictable.Thoughproto-elementsdon’tactuallyexist,Nicholson’swildideasledhimtoproposeanewtheoryaboutatomicstructure.NielsBohr,th

eNobelprize-winningfatherofmodernatomictheory,laterbuiltonthisideatodevelophisfamousmodeloftheatom.Whatcanwelearnfromthisstory?Scienc

eisalwaysevolving,similartotheevolutionofanimalspecies.Justrandomorunexpectedchangesofideasmayopenthedo

orforadvancesinscience.Supportforthisideacanbeseeninmanyareas.Forexample,inUShorseracing,the‘acey-deucy’stirrupplacement,wheretherider’sle

ftfootisplacedlowerthantherightfoot,providesaspeedadvantageonovaltracks.Itwascreatedbyalittle-knownridernamedJackieW

estrope.HadWestropedonecarefulresearchtodevelopthistechnique?No.Hehadaleginjurythatpreventedhimfromfullybendinghisleft

knee.Thischangejusthappenedtoimprovehisleft-handturningperformance.Asaresult,manyridersquicklyadoptedtheacey-deucystyle,whichissti

llusedinracingtoday.Manyotherexamplesshowscienceprogressoftencomesfrommistakes,accidents,orpureluck.It’stimetoabandonthenaivebeliefsofgen

iusandexplorethetruecausesofcreativity.28.Whatisthepurposeofparagraph1?A.Tosupportspecificideas.B.Todescribeaco

mmonbelief.C.Tocomparecertainbeliefs.D.Tochallengeapopularview.29.WhatdoesthewriterimplyaboutDarwina

ndEinsteininparagraph2?A.Theysetanexampleforotherstofollow.B.Theirwayofworkinghasbeenmisunderstood.C.Theyareexceptionstotheusualrule.D.Theirach

ievementsdeservegreaterrecognition.30.WhatdoweknowabouttheideaofNicholson?A.Itmadehimfamousasanimportantscientis

t.B.Peopleonlyfullyunderstooditlaterinhistory.C.Otherscientistswereinitiallydoubtfulaboutit.D.Itpavedthewayforsomeoneelse’sbreakthrough.31.Wh

atismostinterestingaboutthe‘acey-deucy’stirrupadjustment?A.Whyitwasmade.B.Howquicklypeopleusedit.C.Theresearchworkbehind

it.D.Theclevernessofitsfirstuser.DThishasbeenthedecadeofAI,withoneadvancementafteranother.Bymid-century,wemayhaveartificialgener

alintelligence（AGI）—machinesthatcandoallthethingshumanscan.Andthat’sjustthebeginning.Machinesaren’taffectedbythesamephysicalli

mitationsthataffecthumanintelligence.Oncemachinesoutperformhumans,progresstowardstheselimitscouldspeedupevenmore.Whatdoest

hismeanforus?Canwemakesurewelivesafelywiththesemachines?Onthepositiveside,AIisalreadyusefulinmanyareas,andsuperAIcou

ldbesuperuseful.However,asAIgrowsmorepowerful,itbecomescrucialtodefineitsgoalsclearly.Therearemanyfolkst

oriesaboutpeoplewhoaskforthewrongthing,withdisastrousconsequences.Forinstance,KingMidaswishedeverythinghetouchedtoturntogold,buthedidn’texpecthisbr

eakfasttoturntogoldtoo.SoweneedtocreatepowerfulAImachinesthatare‘human-friendly’—withvaluesthatmatchourown.Onethingthatmakesthistaskdifficultist

hathumansaren’talwayskindorreliable.Weoftendomanyterriblethingstomanyothercreatureswithwhomwesharetheplanet.Ifsuperintelligentmachinesdon’tactbetter

thanwedo,we’llbeindeeptrouble.Forourownsafety,wewantthemachinestobemorallyaswellascognitively（认知的）superiorto

humans.Wewantthemtoaimforthemoralhighground.However,thisutopianvisionfacestwobigproblems.Thefirstis‘gettingstarted’prob

lem—pointingthemachinesintherightdirection,whichwon’tbeeasybecausewearealwaysconflictedaboutourownvalues.Thesecondproblemisthe‘destination’problem—wh

atitwouldmeantoreachthisdestination.Ifweputourselvesinthehandsofthesesupermachines,wemightloseourownfreedom—whichisakeyparto

fbeinghuman.Sowhereexactlywouldthatleavehumanbeings?It’smoreimportanttothinkaboutthedestinationnowandbecarefulab

outwhatwewishfor.32.WhatpointdoesthewritermakeaboutAIinparagraph1?A.AGIwilldefinitelyreplacehumans.B.A

I’sfuturepotentialseemslimitless.C.There’smuchtolearnaboutsuperAI.D.AIsharesmanyfeatureswithhumans.33.Whydoestheauthormentionthestor

yofKingMidas?A.Tocomparedifferentkindsofgoals.B.TosuggestthatAIshouldreflecthumanvalues.C.Toshowpoorlydefinedgoalsmayleadtoprobl

ems.D.TowarnaboutthedangerofbecominggreedywithAI.34.Whatchallengedoesthewritermentioninparagraph3?A.G

ettinghumanstoactmoremorally.B.Buildingabetterworldforallcreatures.C.MakingAImorehuman-friendlythanhumans.D.Choosin

gwhichvaluesAIshouldsharewithus.35.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“thisutopianvision”referto?A.Humanscanensurethesafetyo

fmachines.B.Machineswillhelpsolvethesetwobigproblems.C.Humansandmachineshavethesamemoralground.D.Machin

esgetsmarterandmoremoralthanhumans.第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。有两项为多余选项。Charisma—orrizz（人气）wascrowned2023wordoftheyearbyth

epublisheroftheOxfordEnglishDictionary.Whocouldblameusforobsessingovercharisma?Itcansmoothsocialinteractions,winusfriends,andscorepromotions.36

Approachableandrelatable.ManyexecutivesandprofessionalsIfindconfidentandchattyadmitcharismawasn’tsomethingthatcamenaturally.37D

ave,achiefexecutiveofCargill,madeapointtorememberthedetailsanddatesofpeople’slives,suchascolleagues’birthdays.He’dpenwordso

fthanksorcongratulations.38Treatingpeopledifferentlywillbackfire,saysCarlaHarris,aMorganStanleyexecutive.Shechatsupthewomancleaningtheo

ffice,thereceptionistatherdoctor’s,theguywaitingalongsideherfortheelevator.“Don’tbeconfused,”shetellsyoungpeople.Executiveassistants

areoftenthemostpowerfulpeopleinthebuilding,andyouneverknowhowsomeonecanhelporhurtyou.Acceptingyourmistakes.It’snotthatcharmingpe

opledon’toccasionallymispronounceawordorspilltheircoffee.39Theyacknowledgethemistakeinsteadoftryingtohideit,makeasmalljoke,andmov

eon.Beingperfectlypolishedallthetimeisnotonlyexhausting,it’simpossible.Appearingflawlesscancomeoffasfake.Atitshea

rt,charismaisn’taboutsomegrandperformance.40It’saboutmakingourconversationpartnersfeelthey’rethecharming—orinteres

tingorfunny—ones.Whileskillsgetyouhired,it’scommunicationandtrustthatleaduptheladder.A.Everyoneisimportant.B.The

yhadtoworkonit.C.Theyeasilygetattention.D.It’salsopossibletodevelop.E.Theyjusthaveafastercomeback.F.It’safeelingwebringoutinothers.G.Welikepeoplewh

omakefewmistakes.第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Forher68thbirthday

in2019,RosaSaitodecidedtogiveherselfanunusualgift—shedecidedtobecomeamodel.Overthepastyears,shehadbeen41byphot

ographersonthestreets,eachtellinghertoconsidermodeling.Sheinitially42theideabecausenooneeverhadcommentedonherappearanc

e.Butovertime,somethingbegantochangeinsideher.“BeingspottedmademerealizeIcouldstillachievesomethingjustfor43a

tthisstageofmylife,”sherecalled.44,shedecidedtoembracetheopportunity.Herfirstcastingdidn’tlandherajob,

butthe45fueledherexcitement.“Iwasusedtofacingchallengesmywholelife.Iwas46tokeepgoing,”Saitosaid.Atjust22,shehadlearned47whensh

ecaredforhersickmother.Later,sheraisedherthreechildrenaloneafterthelossofherhusband.Sheembracedwhateverlife48her.A

t69,Saito’sefforts49whenshegotherfirstmodellingjobforaBraziliancosmeticsbrand.“Astheoldestpersonthere,Iwalkedintothephotographystu

diofeelingso50,”sherecalled.“Butsoon,Irelaxed.Igotsomuch51fromtheyoungermodels.Irealizemypresencewasshowingthemthatyoucangrowolderwithou

t52,”shesays.Now73,Saitohasposedformanyfashionbrands.She’s53tohaveanewstartafterher70s.“Istillhaveplentyofdreamsf

orthefuture,becausethereal54ofmaturityistotakealeapintotheunknown,”shesays.“It’snevertoolateto55yourself.Igainstrength,courageandconfidencefromever

yexperiencewhereIfacefear.”41.A.congratulatedB.examinedC.appointedD.approached42.A.putforwardB.triedoutC.noteddownD.brushedoff43.A.myfami

lyB.myselfC.mycommunityD.myfellows44.A.TemporarilyB.AccidentallyC.EventuallyD.Permanently45.A.rejectionB.preju

diceC.dilemmaD.trick46.A.preparedB.allowedC.forcedD.persuaded47.A.toughnessB.faithfulnessC.toleranceD.confidence48.A.promisedB.awardedC.broughtD.

ignored49.A.disappearedB.continuedC.paidoffD.stoodout50.A.naturalB.frightenedC.delightedD.nervous51.A.inspirationB.envyC.admirationD.instruction

52.A.fearB.painC.doubtD.regret53.A.hesitantB.proudC.impatientD.lucky54.A.advantageB.burdenC.fearD.beauty55.A.questionB

.reshapeC.limitD.teach第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，总分15分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词，或括号内单词的正确形式。Themuch-lovedcartoonaboutBluey,aseven-year-olddog,has

beenaworldwidephenomenonsinceitlaunchedbackin2018.Itsstoryisadeepreflectiononchange.Besideslaugh-out-l

oudmoments,italsocontainsseriouselements—scenesofparentingsituationsthatwillbe56（painful）familiartoanyfamilies,a

swellasinferencestomajorlifeeventslikedeath,57（marry）anddivorce.It’saboutexploringtheadultworldwiththeexcitementofchildhood,which58（land）Blueyan

InternationalEmmyawardin2019.Whatviewerswon’thavepredictedwillbehowmuchthisepisodeisinfluencedbyTaoist（道家）ph

ilosophy,59ancientChinesebeliefsystemwhichisbasedontryingtolive60harmonywiththeuniverse.WhenBlueysadly

tellsherclassmatesshe’smovingaway,herteacherCalypsoreadsastory61（call）TheFarmer.Inthestory,eachtime,theneighboursaskthefarmerit’s“goodluck”or“badl

uck”.Everytime,thefarmersimplyreplies:“we’llsee”,andthestoryendsabruptly.“Isitahappy62sadending?”asksBlueyafter

wards.“It’sboth,”saysCalypso.“Idon’tunderstand,”saysBluey.“Everythingwillworkoutthewayit’ssupposedto,Bluey,”shereplies.Thestor

yisactuallyanoldtalethatfirstoriginatedintheHuainanzi,anancientChinesetext63（date）backto139BC.Itremindspeople

thatwehavenocontrolornorealwayofknowingwhethereventsthathappentousare“good”or“bad”.Allwecanbecertainofisthatchangeis64（avoidable）,butbeingop

entochangeand65（trust）thatthingswillworkoutforthebestisthebestwaytohandleit.第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节（满分15分）

假设你是李华，上周末你参加了一场你喜欢的歌手的演唱会。请你给英国朋友Peter写一封邮件分享你的经历。内容包括：1.你最喜欢的歌曲；2.你的感受。注意：1.词数80左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。第二节（满分25分）“What?Laura

’sgoingtobehomethenightofmyparty?”Iscreamed.MysisterwasthelastpersonIwantedaroundthenightofmyparty.Iwasreallylookingforwardtohavingthehou

sealltomyselfwhilemyfriendswereover.Afterall,itwasmybirthday!Tryingtogetmymothertounderstand,Isaid,“

Mom,can’tyoufindsomeplaceforLauratogo,likecousinEllie’s?Havingherherewillruineverything!”Ihadfinallytalkedmyparentsintolettingmeinvi

teafewofmyschoolfriendstomyhomeformytwelfthbirthday.Ihadbeenwaitingforthisnightforweeks.NowIhadtoputupwit

hmyoldersisterbeingaround.Itwascompletelyunfair.“Now,Emily,”mymothersaidtome,tryingtocalmmedown.Laurawillstayinherownroom.Besides,

Idon’tunderstandwhyyou’resoupsetaboutherbeinghere.”“She’llhangoutandstealalltheattention.It’sgoingtoruinthewholeparty!”Iargued.“Laurabeinghomew

illonlyruinitifyouletit,”mymotherresponded.“Youneedtogetabetterattitude,younglady,ortherewon’tbeapartyatall!”Irushedintomybedroo

mandthrewmyselfonthebed.Frustrated,Ithought,HowcanmymomsayIneedabetterattitude.Laurawastheteenagerwiththeattitude,notme!Myangerwasgettingthebesto

fmeasIburiedmyfaceinmypillowtohidemysobbing.“WhydoIhavetohaveanoldersisteranyway?Whycouldn’tIhavebeenanonlychild?”Ithou

ght.Thedayspassedslowlybutfinallythetimeforthepartyarrived.TheairwasfilledwithexcitementwhileIwaitedformyfriendsto

come.AtlastIwasgoingtohavethespecialbirthdaypartyIhadbeenwaitingfor.IcouldonlyhopethatLaurawouldstayinherroom.Everythi

ngwentasplanned.Thegirlswereallinthelivingroom,readyforthebigparty.Suddenly,Inoticedmovementbehindthecurtainbythewindow.注意：1.续写的词数应为150左右；2.请按如下格

式在答题卡的相应位置作答。Aswesteppedover,apossum（负鼠）camerunningout,headingtowardus.Laterthatnight,Iwenttomymomtothankherforthep

arty.2024年顺德区普通高中教学质量检测（一）英语参考答案第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）A篇21.D22.A23.BB篇24.C25.D26.B27.AC篇28.B29.C30.D31.AD篇32.B33.C34.C35

.D第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）36.D37.B38.A39.E40.F第三部分语言知识及应用（共两节满分30分）第一节完型填空（15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）41.D42.D43.B44.C45.A46.A47.A48.C49.C50.D51.C52

.A53.B54.D55.B第二节：语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）56.painfully57.marriage58.landed59.an60.in61.called62.or63.dating64.unavoidab

le65.trusting第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节应用文写作（满分15分）OnePossibleVersion:DearPeter,Howareyoudoing?IamthrilledtosharewithyouanunforgettableexperienceIhadl

astweekend.IattendedEasonChan’s“FearandDreams”concertanditwasincredible.EasonChan,mybelovedsinger,performedwonderfulsongslive,amongwhich“ThePossibil

ityofaDream”struckmemost.Thelyricsspoketotheheart,conveyingthemessageofneversurrenderingtofate.Also,themelodywa

strulyuplifting,withsoulfultunesandvibrantrhythms.SingingalongtoEasonandthecrowd,Ifeltinspiredandtotallylostinaworldofdream

s.Theentireconcertwasafantasticfeast.HowIwishyoucouldhavebeentherewithmetoexperienceit!Hopingtohearfromyousoon.Yours,LiHua

第二节读后续写（满分25分）Aswesteppedover,apossum（负鼠）camerunningout,headingtowardus.Thepossumwasobviouslyscaredandbegandashingaroundwildl

y.Chaoserupted.Girlswerescreamingandtryingtohidefromthisnastythingatthesametime.IstoodmotionlessuntilLaura

ranintoseewhatwashappening.Whensheenteredthelivingroom,thepossumscamperedtowardher.Attheverylastsecond,Lauraopenedthef

rontdoorandallowedittorunout.Thankgoodness!Ifthepossumhadbittensomeone,orgottenintothefood,itwouldhavebeenatotaldisaster!Weallsigh

edwithrelief.Iwaspleasantlysurprisedthatmysisterwastheretohelpwithallthechaos.Laterthatnight,Iwenttomymomtothankherfortheparty.“Didyouha

veagoodtime?”Mymotherasked,“Isuredid,Mom,”Ianswered.“Thingswentreallywellandthereweresomegreatsurprisestoo

.”“Oh,really?”mymotherresponded.“Likewhatkindofsurprises?”IgotasillygrinonmyfacewhenIsaid,“Oh,likepossumsand

oldersisters.”Mymotherhadapuzzledlookonherface,butbeforeshecouldasktheobviousquestions,Iskippedoutoftheroom,stillwithmysmilespreadingacros

smyface.Iwasbeamingandthinkingthatbeingtwelveandhavinganoldersisterwasn'tsobadatall.